# report

Pronunciation: US say "ri-PORT" /ɹɪˈpoɹt/; UK say "ri-PAWT" /ɹɪˈpɔːt/

## Noun

1. An account or piece of information describing certain events, given or presented to someone.
   - Simple: A written or spoken account of events, given or presented to someone.
   - _The committee published its annual report on water quality last week._
   - _She submitted a detailed report to the board after the audit._
8. An employee who ranks below a particular manager in a company's hierarchy and answers to that manager.
   - Simple: A worker who answers to a particular manager and follows their direction.
   - _The manager scheduled one-on-ones with each direct report every other week._
   - _As a new supervisor, she suddenly had twelve reports to support._
9. The sharp, loud sound produced by a gun firing or an explosion.
   - Simple: The sharp, loud bang made by a gun or an explosion.
   - _The sharp report of the hunting rifle startled the birds into flight._
   - _A single report rang out, followed by silence._
10. A school's written evaluation of a pupil's progress, marks and conduct, issued to parents at regular points in the school year. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A written note sent from school to parents at set times, about a child's grades, progress and behavior.
   - _His report praised his progress in French but noted that his homework was often late._
   - _Pupils take their reports home on the last day of term, and some hand them over more willingly than others._
12. The general opinion or esteem in which someone or something is held; reputation. *(literary)*
   - Simple: What people generally say or think about someone or something.

## Verb

2. To tell people about something that has happened, or that one has seen, heard, or found out.
   - Simple: To tell people what happened, or what you saw, heard, or found out.
   - _Eyewitnesses report the events differently each time they are asked._
   - _She came back from the meeting and reported that the budget had been approved._
3. To cover events as a journalist, writing or broadcasting news about them.
   - Simple: To gather news and write or talk about it as a journalist.
   - _He reports on city politics for the morning paper._
   - _Journalists report from the front lines despite the danger._
4. To tell the police or another authority about a crime, accident, or wrongdoing, or about the person responsible.
   - Simple: To tell the police or someone in charge about a crime, a problem, or a person who did something wrong.
   - _Employees must report safety violations to the compliance office._
   - _He reported the suspicious transactions to federal regulators._
5. To be accountable to a more senior person in a hierarchy, taking direction from and giving updates to them.
   - Simple: To work under someone and answer to them in a company or team.
   - _Three department heads report to the chief executive._
   - _The analysts reported to a regional director based overseas._
7. To present oneself or appear at an appointed time and place.
   - Simple: To show up at a set place and time when you are told to.
   - _All recruits report to the training base by Monday morning._
   - _She reported for jury duty downtown last Tuesday._
6. To present back the conclusion or recommendation reached after officially examining a matter that has been referred for consideration.
   - Simple: To send back findings or advice after a group has studied a question given to it.
   - _The select committee voted to report the bill to the chamber without amendment._
   - _Once the inquiry concludes, the panel will report its recommendations to Parliament._
11. To write down a speech or the proceedings of a public body, taking the words down as a speaker delivers them.
   - Simple: To write down what a speaker says, word for word.
   - _Court stenographers report each witness's testimony as it is spoken._
   - _She was hired to report the debates of the assembly word for word._

## Verb

13. To turn to a person or source for guidance or support; to appeal for help. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To go to someone for help, advice, or support.
14. To direct or refer a matter or person to some source or authority for an answer. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To point a matter or person toward another for an answer.
15. To return or echo a sound; to send back a noise as a reverberation. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To echo a sound, sending it back to the listener.

## Origin

Latin reportāre ("to carry back, return, refer"), a compound of re- and portāre ("to carry"), passed through Anglo-Norman reporter into Middle English reporten.

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